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Codependency and setting boundaries

When you are experiencing issues with your boundaries or codependency in your relationships, you might become so invested in getting validation from others that you are unable to function as an independent person. You may only have an identity in another person and feel as if you can’t be happy unless they are happy. You also may have an intense need for external approval, so much so that you struggle to make decisions without other people’s input because you’re afraid that they may leave you.

“In a codependent relationship, there is usually one person who is more passive and can’t make decisions for themselves and a more dominant personality who gets some reward and satisfaction from controlling the other person and making decisions about how they will live.” -Dr. Becker

Symptoms of codependency:

• Difficulty identifying your feelings
• Difficulty making decisions in relationships
• Difficulty communicating in a relationship
• Valuing the approval of others more than valuing yourself
• Lacking trust in yourself and having poor self-esteem
• Having an obsessive need for approval
• Having an unhealthy dependence on relationships
• Having an exaggerated sense of responsibility for the actions of others

Counseling can help heal Codependency

Learning how to set boundaries is an important part of creating and establishing your own identity and it’s incredibly important for your mental well-being. With therapy, you will learn what healthy boundaries are and how to appropriately set them so you can show more compassion and kindness to yourself.

Integrative Counsel’s approach to healing Codependency

Integrative Counsel uses art therapy, yoga-informed therapy, DBT, and mindfulness techniques to help you work through the muck in your mind that causes you to feel out of touch with your true, joyful self. We believe in using a holistic approach and that the mind and body are connected and should both be healed. We draw from many schools of learning, including psychology, neuroscience, creative and expressive arts therapies, Buddhism, and Shamanism.

Begin Counseling in St. Petersburg, FL

You don’t have to live with low self-esteem, an obsessive need for external validation, and a lack of self-trust. Integrative Counsel has caring therapists who specialize in Codependency and boundary setting. To start your counseling journey, follow these simple steps:

1. Contact Integrative Counsel
2. Meet with Michael, Lauren, or Quinn
3. Start the healing process

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